{"product_id":"0600554771687-brandenburg-concertos-5-6-fasolis-sacdcd-hybrid","title":"Brandenburg Concertos 5 - 6 (Fasolis)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Brandenburg Concertos are a highlight of one of the happiest and most productive periods in Bach's life. At the time he wrote them, Bach was the Kapellmeister in the small town of Coethen, where he was composing music for the court. They were written there for the Margrave of Brandenburg who it seems showed very little interest in them. Consequently it's likely that Bach himself presided over the first performances at home in Coethen. The title didn't appear until 150 years later, when Bach's biographer Philipp Spitta referred to them as the \"Brandenburg\" Concertos. The six pieces were concieved as a set and compiled and re-worked from short instrumental sinfonias and concerto movements that Bach had already written, and require different combinations of soloists which are set alongside a chamber. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050 occupies a special position in the history of instrumental concertos, as here for the first time Bach promotes the harpsichord from a basso continuo to a solo instrument. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sixth Concerto has a simple part for the viola da gamba, a forerunner of the cello, and is also unique in the set because Bach omitted the violins from the ensemble in fasvour of violas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe period music ensemble I Barocchisti is led by the Swiss violinist and mandolin player Duilio Galfetti and perform in variable numbers ranging from 5 to 40 members. They have made several critically-acclaimed recordings for 'Arts', including a particularly successful account of J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suites. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: \u003cbr\u003eI Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis - (conductor and harpsichord) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoloists: \u003cbr\u003eDuilio Galfetti - (violin, viola), Giovanni De Rosa - (viola), Stefano Bet - (flute), Diego Fasolis - (harpsichord, Concerto No. 5), Francesco Cera - (harpsichord, Triple Concerto)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40581643862113,"sku":"0600554771687","price":15.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_879512_1949289_jpg.jpg?v=1715270883","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0600554771687-brandenburg-concertos-5-6-fasolis-sacdcd-hybrid","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}